Mayo Clinic Center For Innovation Transform Podcast

Before the Think Big Challenge hit the stage last night, we gathered around to talk about the sessions of Day 2, and what resounded the best. Enjoy!

We spend 90% of our lives indoors, and the relationship with our environment has a direct impact on our health and well being. By building one of the most sophisticated, modular, and sensor-laden facilities to record how this impact truly influences our health, the Well Living Lab will bring new research into our environments and health. The Well Living Lab is a collaboration between Delos Living and the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation to use design thinking, design, and scientific observation to bring individualized health to you and your environment.

The structure of medical education hasn't changed, but Dr. Bon Ku and his colleagues are looking to change that by introducing design thinking into medical education to better prepare students for the ever-changing future.

When a startup/entrepreneurial spirit meets an MBA, you meet Tori Utley, one of our Powered by PechaKucha presenters this year at Transform 2015. With a history of addiction affecting her upbringing, Tori is using her skills in business to bring change to addiction in a new and innovative way.

Wearables, Biomarkers, Sensors. The quantified self movement is changing how we view ourselves and measure our health. That's where Dr. Birt and ASU has found more opportunities to work on creating the future of how we empower people to power their health through self-monitoring and awareness.

We all want to have the customer experience of walking into someplace like Cheers, where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came. But with the Health Care system the way it's built, it can be a daunting task to navigate it alone, and when you are scared, sick, or confused, your not at your best for decision making. That's where Accolade saw the opportunity for Family Health Assistants to fill the gap. Listen in to find out more!

We got to sit down with Intel's Dustin Hanson to learn more about what Intel is doing at a Health Care Conference, the innovation behind the scenes, and why Dustin is going to the Philippines for Intel.

Our fearless social media ambassadors and I (AJ) gathered together at the wrap-up of the first day of Transform 2015 to discuss the good, the better and the best of the day!

Nothing is more powerful of a motivator than a personal experience, and that couldn't be more true for Dr. Nancy Cappello. Her experience and battle with breast cancer has led to a nation-wide advocacy group, Are You Dense, to change the laws around women being told about their breast density scores. Listen and be inspired!

We connected with Ian Chalmers, Principle and Creative Designer of Pivot Design Group out of Toronto, Ontario, about Tricorders, design in health care, and working in health care but not being in health care.

Casey Quinlan is a storyteller, speaker, media strategist, and writer with an extensive background in broadcasting, theater, and stand-up comedy. She believes that it – business, and life – is all about the story. Listen to her story now.

Casey Quinlan is a storyteller, speaker, media strategist, and writer with an extensive background in broadcasting, theater, and stand-up comedy. She believe that it – business, and life – is all about the story. Listen to her story in our interview here.

We connect with former Transform presenter MK Czerwiec on the role of comics in health care and how the transform the patient experience.

We connect with Dr. Steph Habif, is a behavioral scientist with 10+ years of experience leading healthcare teams on ways to design for consumer engagement. She does user research and testing to ensure the needs of target consumers are met; and helps teams understand the behavioral psychology of their users to pave the way for meaningful impact.

We connect with Andy DeLao, alter ego CancerGeek, to talk about the state of affairs in the world of cancer, research, twitter, and all things social. Enjoy!

One of the three leaders of the popular twitter chat #HCLDR, we connected with Berandette Keefe to learn more about her experience in health care, and how patients can be empowered to be leaders.

We catch up with Samantha Dempsey for another round of the role of design in health care, and the responsibilities of designers.

We traveled up to the North Loop of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and got to chat with the local chapter of Revive Health about the world of marketing and health care. Great stuff!

We traveled up to the Twin Cities to talk about innovation in work culture, treating your employees like people, and how this all applies to everyone. Thank you Nancy Lyons!

We gather together some of our amazing designers here at the Center for Innovation to talk design, design thinking, trends, and all things in between.